Movies: Shin Kotakehara

Arakawa Ao lives happily on his own and hardly ever leaves Shimokitazawa, where he works at a vintage clothing shop, goes to occasional concerts and hangs out at his favorite bar. Then, he gets an unusual request to appear in an independent film....

In consequence of his professional mistakes and declining career, Shuji and his family, the Sasaya’s, are forced to leave the wealthy suburb of Tokyo. The move is slow, long and heartbreaking, and the two Sasaya children, an old teenager and a young ...

Emi, a singer-songwriter left behind by the times and her manager Shinta have to deal with the idol business, FM radio assault, rent arrears, caring for an elder agent, weddings, funerals, social network literacy, and part-time work shifts. Amidst a ...